Leading the way for project management Graduate Apprenticeships in Scotland Blog
On 18th December 2019, I was part of a group of APM corporate member representatives who met with Skills Development Scotland (SDS) to lobby for project management apprenticeships in Scotland.
Education outreach, one year on News
A year since APM invested in education outreach, the launch of a new Road to Chartered paper offers the chance to reflect on what has been achieved so far.
Apprenticeships – reasons to be cheerful News
The 2019 National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) event is running from Monday 4-Friday 8 March.
APM calls on government to halt proposed cuts to project management apprenticeship funding News
The Association for Project Management (APM) has today called on government to halt a proposed cut to the Level 4 Associate Project Manager Apprenticeship that would reduce funding from £9,000 to £6,000.
Inspiring students about project management News
We Are Futures.
Project Manager Degree Apprenticeship approved News
This week’s announcement of the approval of the Project Manager Degree Apprenticeship has been welcomed by APM and employers as another significant development for the project profession.
Becoming a project manager - a good career move? Blog
We all know project management is increasingly becoming recognised as a professional role across a wide range of industries and sectors.
Engineers are an endangered species... Blog
I have been a volunteer member of the APM PMC SIG since 2012, and I am also a STEM Ambassador.
APM launches latest guidance on apprenticeships News
APM has launched refreshed apprenticeship guidance for both employers and parents as part of its ongoing celebration of National Apprenticeship Week 2018.
Increase in project manager apprenticeships News
The number of young people undertaking or starting a project manager apprenticeship has increased year on year during a time when overall apprentice starts have fallen according to statics from the Department for Education.
Leading the way for project management Graduate Apprenticeships in Scotland
On 18th December 2019, I was part of a group of APM corporate member representatives who met with Skills Development Scotland (SDS) to lobby for project management apprenticeships in Scotland.
Becoming a project manager - a good career move?
We all know project management is increasingly becoming recognised as a professional role across a wide range of industries and sectors.
Engineers are an endangered species...
I have been a volunteer member of the APM PMC SIG since 2012, and I am also a STEM Ambassador.
APM and apprenticeships: how we can help
National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) 2018 starts on 5 March.
Are Higher Apprenticeships misunderstood?
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) the percentage of graduates in the UK has been rising steadily from 24% in 2002 to 42% in 2017.
Your guide to hiring apprentices
Want to employ an apprentice but don’t know where to start?
Levy day: Addressing the UK skills challenge
Today is Levy Day – that is, the formal launch of the Government’s much anticipated Apprenticeship Levy.
Skills and stability: comment on the spring budget
Throughout the run up to the spring budget the traditional rumour mill predicting unreserved spending on new legacy projects has been somewhat muted due to the ‘steady as she goes’ approach of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond.
Project management apprenticeships
We're all delighted that the APM has been granted a Royal Charter and that the project management profession can now be recognised on the same level as, say, a chartered accountant or a chartered engineer, with all the discipline and rigour such accreditation entails.
Be the architect of your career
It is 1990 and Elton John’s ‘Sacrifice’/‘Healing Hands’ double A-side single gives him his first solo number one.
Education outreach, one year on
A year since APM invested in education outreach, the launch of a new Road to Chartered paper offers the chance to reflect on what has been achieved so far.
Apprenticeships – reasons to be cheerful
The 2019 National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) event is running from Monday 4-Friday 8 March.
APM calls on government to halt proposed cuts to project management apprenticeship funding
The Association for Project Management (APM) has today called on government to halt a proposed cut to the Level 4 Associate Project Manager Apprenticeship that would reduce funding from £9,000 to £6,000.
Inspiring students about project management
We Are Futures.
Project Manager Degree Apprenticeship approved
This week’s announcement of the approval of the Project Manager Degree Apprenticeship has been welcomed by APM and employers as another significant development for the project profession.
APM launches latest guidance on apprenticeships
APM has launched refreshed apprenticeship guidance for both employers and parents as part of its ongoing celebration of National Apprenticeship Week 2018.
Increase in project manager apprenticeships
The number of young people undertaking or starting a project manager apprenticeship has increased year on year during a time when overall apprentice starts have fallen according to statics from the Department for Education.
Industry committed to diversity in apprenticeships
The government-backed Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network (ADCN) has announced a growth in organisations joining its membership network and committing to apprenticeship diversity.
T-Levels – building on apprenticeships
The Association for Project Management (APM) identified seven policy issues in its Skills Manifesto that the government will need to tackle to ensure that the UK is well positioned to develop and maintain the skills base required by today’s emerging workforce to compete on the global stage.
Trailblazer apprenticeship survey
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